by haidan
I've seen yards run units for 24+ hours at a time in between uses why is this? does it take a long time to warm up a train? is it more efficient to let them run rather than shutting them down? with these gas prices?
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Moderator: Robert Paniagua
c604. wrote:Does SmartStart have a tendancy to kill the batteries after a while? That was my first impression that if the batteries are not in top shape, they'll be discharged very quickly with all the starting and shutting down.Battery charge is one of the metrics used by SmartStart in making it's decisions on starting/shutting down a locomotive.